Publications - The Topolovčan Research Group

Independent publications

Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Cyclopentadienes and Their Application. In: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry
Topolovčan, N,: Kotora, M.
2023, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

Catalytic Haloallylation/Zr-Mediated Dienyne Cyclization/Isomerization Sequence for Tailored Cyclopentadiene Substitution

Gobin, M.; Nikšić-Franjić, I.; Topolovčan, N.

Org. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 808-815.

Search for the Smallest Switch-On, Water Soluble and Phase-Sensitive Fluorimetric Probe for Lipid Membranes: N-Aryl Isoindolin-1-one Core

Belovari, M.; Pašalić, L.; Pem, B.; Jurković, M.; Topolovčan, N.; Gredičak, M.; Piantanida, I.; Bakarić, D.

Microchemical Journal 208, 2025, 112335

Exploiting 3-Methyleneisoindolinones as In Situ Generated Reactive Intermediates in the Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Carbon Center

Beriša, A.; Duplić, F.; Purić, M.; Gredičak, M.; Topolovčan, N.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202500562

Postdoctoral publications

Chemoselective and Regioselective Synthesis of Spiroisoindolinone Indenes via an Intercepted Meyer-Schuster Rearrangement/Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Relay
Topolovčan, N.; Degač, M.; Čikoš, A.; Gredičak, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2022. 87, 3712-3717.

Influence of N-Substitution in 3-Alkyl-3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones on the Stereoselectivity of Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-Methyleneisoindolin-1-ones

Topolovčan, N.; Duplić, F.; Gredičak, M.

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 28, 3920-3924.

Total Synthesis of Methyl-1,5,8-Trimethoxy-1H-isochromene-3-carboxylate and Its Derivatives via Pd-Catalyzed Annulation of 2-Alkylnylbenzaldehydes

Nardangeli, N.; Thompson, J.; Topolovčan, N.; Hudlický, T.

Synthesis, 2021, 53, 4110-4116.

Synthesis and Stereoselective Catalytic Transformations of 3-Hydroxyisoindolinones

Topolovčan, N.; Gredičak, M.

Org. Biomol. Chem, 2021, 19, 4637-4651.

Organocatalytic Synthesis of α-Triphenylmethylamines from Diarylketimines and Phenols

Glavač, D.; Topolovčan, N.; Gredičak, M.

J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 14253–14261.

Polarization Effect on Regioselectivity of Pd–catalyzed Cyclization of 2–Alkynylbenzaldehydes

Nardangeli, N.; Topolovčan, N.; Simionescu, R.; Hudlický, T.

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 227–233

PhD PUBLICATIONS

A Study of Polarization and Directing Effects of Unsymmetrical Alkynes using Regioselective Pd–catalyzed Bromoallylation

Topolovčan, N.; Hara, S.; Císařová, I.; Tošner, Z.; Kotora, M.

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 234–240.

Ru–catalyzed Cross–Metathesis of Allyl Acetate and Styrenes: a Practical Approach to Synthesis of Tripolinolate A and Its Analogs

Araki, Y.; Topolovčan, N.; Kotora, M.

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 1736–1739.

Stereoselective Synthesis of Ezetimibe via Cross–Metathesis of Homoallylalcohols and alpha–Methylidene–beta–Lactams

Humpl, M.; Tauchman, J.; Topolovčan, N.; Kretschmer, J.; Hessler, F.; Císařová, I.; Kotora, M; Vesely J.

J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 7692–7699.

Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Cyclopentadienes from Alkynes Using a Catalytic Haloallylation/Cross-Coupling/Metathesis Relay

Topolovčan, N.; Panov, I.; Kotora, M.

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3634–3637.

Palladium–Catalyzed Regio– and Stereoselective Carbothiolation of Terminal Alkynes with Azolyl Sulfides

Iwasaki M.; Topolovčan N.; Hu, H.; Nishimura, Y.; Gagnot, G.; Na nakorn, R.; Yuvacharaskul, R.; Nakajima, K.; Nishihara, Y.

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1642–1645.

Bisallylation of Zirconacyclopentenes and Ring–Closing Metathesis: a Route to 8–Membered Ring Compounds

Topolovčan, N.; Panov, I.; Kotora, M.

Synlett, 2016, 27, 432–436.

Reaction of Bicyclic Zirconacyclopentenes with Aldehydes and a Potential Pathway to the Condensed 5–7–6(Ar) Ring Systems

Topolovčan, N.; Panov, I.; Kotora, M.

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 2868–2878.